talk in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for talk in the English»French Dictionary

I.talk [Brit tɔːk, Am tɔk] N

1. talk (talking, gossip):

talk U

propos mpl

there is talk of sth/of doing

il est question de qc/de faire, on parle de qc/de faire

there is talk of me doing

il est question que je fasse

there is talk that …

on dit que, le bruit court que …

there is (a lot of) talk about sth

il est (beaucoup) question de qc

he's all talk

il parle beaucoup mais agit peu

it's nothing but or a lot of talk

ce ne sont que de belles paroles

it's just talk

ce ne sont que des paroles en l'air

such talk is dangerous/ridiculous

de tels propos sont dangereux/ridicules

he dismissed talk of problems/defeat

il a refusé de parler des problèmes/de la défaite

they are the talk of the town

on ne parle que d'eux

2. talk (conversation):

talk

conversation f

talk

discussion f

to have a talk with sb

parler à qn

to have a talk about sth/sb

parler de qc (with avec)

to have a talk about sth/sb

avoir une discussion à propos de qc (with avec)

3. talk:

talk (speech)

exposé m (about, on sur)

talk (more informal)

causerie f

to give a talk

faire un exposé

radio talk

exposé m à la radio

II.talks N

talks npl (formal discussions):

talks (between governments)

discussions fpl (between entre)

talks (between several groups, countries)

conférence f

talks (between management and unions)

négociations fpl

talks (between management and unions)

discussions fpl (beween entre)

to hold talks

tenir une conférence

arms talks

conférence sur le désarmement

pay talks

négociations salariales

trade talks

négociations commerciales

talks about talks

négociations pour mettre sur pied une conférence

III.talk [Brit tɔːk, Am tɔk] VB trans

1. talk (discuss):

to talk business/sport

parler affaires/de sport

2. talk (speak):

talk French, Spanish etc

parler

to talk nonsense

raconter n'importe quoi

she's talking sense

ce qu'elle dit est plein de bon sens

we're talking £2 million/three years inf

il faut compter deux millions de livres sterling/trois ans

we're talking a huge investment/a major project inf

il s'agit d'un investissement énorme/d'un projet important

we're talking big money here inf (discussing large sums of money)

il s'agit ici de sommes considérables

we're talking big money here (discussing wealthy people)

nous parlons ici de gens très riches

3. talk (persuade):

to talk sb into doing

persuader qn de faire

to talk sb out of doing

dissuader qn de faire

you've talked me into it!

vous m'avez convaincu!

he talked his way out of it (out of doing a chore)

il y a échappé grâce à son bagou inf

he talked his way out of it (out of a difficult situation)

il s'en est tiré grâce à son bagou inf

IV.talk [Brit tɔːk, Am tɔk] VB intr

1. talk (converse):

talk

parler , discuter

to talk to or with sb

parler à or avec qn

to talk to oneself

parler tout seul

to talk about sth/about doing

parler de qc/de faire

to talk at sb

parler à qn sans l'écouter

to keep sb talking

faire parler qn aussi longtemps que possible

I'm not talking to him (out of pique)

je ne lui parle plus

talking of films/tennis…

à propos de films/tennis…

he knows/he doesn't know what he's talking about

il sait/il ne sait pas de quoi il parle

it's easy or all right for you to talk, but you don't have to do it!

tu peux parler, mais ce n'est pas toi qui dois le faire!

who am I to talk?

remarque, je peux parler!

look or listen who's talking! you're a fine one to talk!, you can talk!

tu peux parler!

now you're talking!

eh bien voilà!

talk about stupid/expensive inf!

comme idiotie/comme prix élevé, ça se pose un peu là! inf

talk about laugh/work inf!

qu'est-ce qu'on a ri/travaillé!

2. talk (gossip):

talk

parler, bavarder

talk pej

jaser

to give people sth to talk about

donner aux gens matière à jaser

3. talk (give information):

talk person, prisoner, suspect:

parler

baby talk N

baby talk

langage m enfantin

table talk N

table talk

propos mpl de table

I.talk through VB [Brit tɔːk -, Am tɔk -] (talk [sth] through)

talk through

discuter de [qc] tranquillement

to talk it through

en discuter tranquillement

canting talk [ˈkæntɪŋ] N

canting talk

paroles fpl creuses

back talk N Am

back talk → backchat

See also backchat

backchat N Brit

backchat

insolence f

small talk N

small talk

banalités fpl

to make small talk

faire la conversation

double-talk N pej

double-talk

langue f de bois

shop talk N inf

shop talk

conversation f professionnelle

fast-talk [Am ˈfæsttɔk] VB trans inf

fast-talk

baratiner inf

person to fast-talk sb into doing

baratiner qn pour qu'il fasse inf

talk in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for talk in the English»French Dictionary

I.talk [tɔ:k] N

1. talk (discussion):

talk

discussion f

there's talk of a new school

on parle d'une nouvelle école

talks about peace

pourparlers de paix

2. talk (conversation):

talk

conversation f

to have a talk with sb

avoir une conversation avec qn

3. talk (private):

talk

entretien m

4. talk (lecture):

talk

exposé m

5. talk no pl (things said):

talk

paroles fpl

too much talk and no action

trop de parlotte et pas d'action

you're all talk pej

tout ce que tu fais c'est parler

to make small talk

parler de choses et d'autres

II.talk [tɔ:k] VB intr

1. talk (speak):

talk

parler

everybody's talking

tout le monde fait des commentaires

to talk to oneself

se parler à soi-même

to talk about a job

parler d'un travail

we're talking about six million

il s'agit de six millions

talking about [or of] cats

puisqu'on parle de chats

2. talk (speak privately):

talk

s'entretenir

Phrases:

to talk dirty to sb

parler crûment à qn

III.talk [tɔ:k] VB trans

1. talk (speak):

talk English, Arabic

parler

to talk sb into/out of doing sth

convaincre qn de faire qc/de ne pas faire qc

2. talk inf (discuss):

talk

discuter

we're talking big changes

il s'agit de grands changements

Phrases:

to be able to talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey Brit inf

être bavard comme une pie

to talk nonsense [or rubbish] Brit pej

dire n'importe quoi

to talk some sense into sb's head

faire entendre raison à qn

to talk a blue streak Am

être un moulin à paroles

to talk turkey Am inf

mettre cartes sur table

talk over VB trans

talk over

parler de

talk show N

talk show

talk-show m

talk round VB trans

1. talk round (convince):

talk round

convaincre

2. talk round (avoid):

to talk round sth

éviter de mentionner qc

talk back VB intr

to talk back to sb

répondre à qn

I.sweet talk N

sweet talk

baratin m

II.sweet talk VB trans

to sweet-talk

baratiner

to sweet-talk sb into doing sth

baratiner qn pour lui faire faire qc

table talk N

table talk

menus propos mpl

talk through VB trans

1. talk through (discuss):

talk through

débattre de

2. talk through (reassure):

talk through

rassurer

small talk N no pl

small talk

bavardages mpl sans importance

shop talk N no pl

shop talk

discussion f de travail

talk Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to rush to talk to/help sb

se précipiter pour parler à/aider qn

to be the talk of the town

faire causer

there is a lot of talk about sth

il est fortement question de qc

don't you talk to me about computers!

je t'en foutrais des ordinateurs!

to talk about one thing and another

parler de choses et d'autres

to talk to sb about an idea again

recauser d'une idée à qn

we'll talk about it another time

on en reparlera inf

to talk baby talk to sb

bêtifier avec qn

to be the talk of the town

défrayer la chronique

the way they talk about immigration

leur discours sur l'immigration

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

We talk through our misunderstandings and find ways to prevent the situation from happening again.

entertainment.inquirer.net

Also, he would talk while the producers were talking to him through his earpiece, during commercials, and while the play-by-play man was talking.

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As a popularizer, his hallmarks were his prolific output and his unwillingness to oversimplify or talk down to his readership.

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That we'll talk out in our next team meeting.

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These staff-written answers combined forthright talk about women's medical issues, advice, and, of course, recommendations for the company product.

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They met in the bakery and started to talk.

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They are not banished, but are encouraged to talk out their erroneous beliefs with the priests until they are convinced of their error.

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I persuaded her to have dinner with me, a meal during which we didn't so much talk as gabble, covering a lot of ground in a big hurry.

www.dailymail.co.uk

After that, they rest and talk over their recent mis-adventures.

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If you're going to write a biography of somebody, it'd be nice if you'd talk to their family.

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